UK Receives Federal Engineering Grant

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Published September 14, 2011 at 1:35 PM EDT

The U.S. Department of Energy announced Tuesday it would give $1.5 million to the University of Kentucky to train engineering students to become industrial energy efficiency experts. In total, more than $30 million was being awarded to 24 universities in 23 states.

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